Department Of Homeland Security
Ammonium Nitrate Security Program
August 3, 2011 - 76 FR 46908 - RIN: 1601-AA52 - Download Full Notice: Text | PDF
This proposed rule would implement anti-terrorism measures to better secure the homeland. The Department of Homeland Security would regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate pursuant to section 563 of the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act with the purpose of preventing the use of ammonium nitrate in an act of terrorism. This proposed rule seeks comment on both proposed text for such a regulation and on several practical and legal issues integral to the development of an Ammonium Nitrate Security Program.
Agency Contact: Ammonium Nitrate Security Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (NPPD/ISCD), 245 Murray Lane, SW., Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20598- 0610, telephone number (703) 235-5263.
This is a proposed regulation. Comments were due on December 1, 2011.
Mercatus Center Regulatory Report Card
Score:
24 / 60
40%
F
What this Rule is Proposing
This proposed rule would implement antiterrorism measures to better secure the homeland. The Department of Homeland Security would regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate pursuant to section 563 of the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act with the purpose of preventing the use of ammonium nitrate in an act of terrorism. This proposed rule seeks comment on both the proposed text for such a regulation and on several practical and legal issues integral to the development of an Ammonium Nitrate Security Program.
Monetized Costs & Benefits (as reported by agency)
| Dollar Year | millions 2010$ | |
| Time Horizon (Years) | 10 | |
| Discount Rates | 3% | 7% |
| Expected Costs (Annualized) | $42.7-$148.1 | $42.7-$148.2 |
| Expected Benefits (Annualized) | Not Reported by Agency | Not Reported by Agency |
| Expected Costs (Total) | Not Reported by Agency | Not Reported by Agency |
| Expected Benefits (Total) | Not Reported by Agency | Not Reported by Agency |
| Net Benefits (Annualized) | Not Reported by Agency | Not Reported by Agency |
| Net Benefits (Total) | Not Reported by Agency | Not Reported by Agency |
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